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Show CONFIRMATION OF REPORT. EL PASO. Texas, Feb. 2G Confirmation Confirm-ation of tho report from Washington that tho local Insurrccto junta had been approached by three Moxtcans, who claimed to roprescnt the Diaz government, with peace overtures, was had in a .statement from Abraham Gonzales, Gon-zales, provisional governor of Chihuahua, Chihua-hua, to a local newspaper man. Threo envoys, said to be prominent in government gov-ernment affairs in Mexico, visited El Paso quietly about ten days ago, according ac-cording to Gonzales. They mot Gonzales Gon-zales and I. M. Madero, brother of the provisional president, and now ln tho field with the Insurrectos. According to Gonzales the envoys asked upon what terms tho insurrectos would accept peaco, and were informed inform-ed that the provisional government would not treat with them until they presented "credentials from tho Mexican Mexi-can congress, or President Diaz," they wero told further that the first requirements re-quirements of the 'insurrectos in any plan for establishing peaco "must be a guarantee from the Mexican government govern-ment that every provision of tho constitution con-stitution of 1857 would be put Into effect ef-fect immediately and forever maintained." main-tained." 'Another requirement of the Insurrectos Insur-rectos Is au understanding that "neither the president, nor other government gov-ernment officials shall be eligible to re-election." Tho envoys were also given to understand un-derstand that bofore the provisional official would accept any peace tonus toldlera In the field under the insur' recto banner would have to ratify them by a formal voto. |